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In short: Race Directors responseIn full: I'm one of the two race directors !Great feedback. Thanks. We'll take onboard the negatives. The Start had to be where it was, otherwise you'd have finished on the bridge. Not a good place to be if it's raining horizontally ! We tried all sorts of permutations, including starting in England. Bottom line ? Venues are determined by adequate car parking and good event villages. We are very limited in both respects. An understandable question, though. Date of review: August 27, 2014

In short: Great race. £ of last 4K boringIn full: A rather long 10 miles, but a great race with superb running situations. It was very well marked, better than the majority of races, right up to where the arrows were nicked. I hope these guys stick with it. Could be a classicDate of review: April 24, 2014

In short: Far too easy.In full: I'm not one to be interested in goody bags, so the fact that there wasn't one didn't bother me. However, even considering the fact that the organisers understandably prevented us going through shin-splinteringly thick ice, the course was appallingly easy. It was an eyeballs-out dash along 20ft wide sandy vehicle tracks. It was also way short of eight miles. I got the impression that organisers just 'chopped out' the dodgy bits of the course and thought that would do. Why did they not mark a route through the wonderful woodland, (often used for orienteering), instead of using the mind-numbingly boring sandy track all the time ? Two hours work with a load of hazard tape would have done it.The "London Weekend Warriors" might have enjoyed it and thought it 'tough' but if you're a 'dyed-in-the-wool off-road runner, you'd want your money back !Thank god for the Long Mynd Valley Fell race the next day. A real 'man's' race.Yes, it had all the peripheral stuff - bar, burgers, changing tent etc, but for god's sake give us a good course ! Date of review: February 5, 2012

In short: Appalling if you're a dyed in the wool off-roaderIn full: Two miles of compacted vehicle track, ten miles of tarmac/concrete. Organiser had failed to check that the army had "cleared" the only available muddy bit, and was told it was O/B, 10 minutes before the start. Mind-numbingly boring course, with only three changes of direction. Marshals at water stations getting in the way. Perfectly useable steep off road hill by the start/finish not used. A completely useless map given out at registration (without the course on it !)Unique trophies though.If you liked this, then you really haven't done any descent off-road stuff.Or you're a road runner.I'll get my coat . . . .Date of review: December 30, 2011

In short: Not for gnarly off-road officianados. Too much tarmac. No technical descents.In full: Ideal longer off-road introductory race for 'roadies'. Organisation good. Well, and politely, marshaled. Wearable T-shirt. Too many stiles early on. Organisers wasted opportunity for some technical woodland descent, by sending people down yet more tarmac. They may of had access restraints of course - or just lack imagination.Date of review: January 13, 2008